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A JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone while descending to land at JFK on Monday morning. The FAA is investigating the incident as drone risks near airports mount.
A JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone while descending to land at JFK Airport on Monday morning. The aircraft was at low altitude during approach, which makes contact with a drone especially dangerous—there's little time to react and little altitude to recover. The FAA is investigating. Drone sightings and near-misses near major airports have been increasing, and this marks one of the first confirmed strikes.
Drone incidents at airports have been growing because drones are cheap, increasingly available, and people operate them without regard for aviation safety. Airports have limited ability to shoot drones down or jam them without disrupting aviation. A collision at low altitude could disable an aircraft's engines or damage the fuselage. The incident underscores why the FAA is pushing for drone registration and geofencing requirements near airports—right now, enforcement is reactive and after-the-fact.
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